Eric Kotani (1933–2017)
Auteur van Requiem
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(eng) Eric Kotani is a pseudonym of Dr. Yoji Kondo
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Orbital Base Fear 1 exemplaar
Farewell to the Master {essay} 1 exemplaar
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- Gangbare naam
- Kotani, Eric
- Officiële naam
- Kondo, Yoji
- Geboortedatum
- 1933-05-26
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2017-10-09
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Japan
- Opleiding
- University of Pennsylvania (PhD|Astrophysics)
- Beroepen
- professor (astrophysics)
editor (Comments on Astrophysics)
astrophysicist - Organisaties
- International Astronautical Union (Commission on Astronomy from Space)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
University of Oklahoma
University of Houston
University of Pennsylvania
George Mason University - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement (1990)
- Ontwarringsbericht
- Eric Kotani is a pseudonym of Dr. Yoji Kondo
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Vintage Heinlein - with all that comes with that, good and bad.
Mr. Harriman has spent his life dreaming of space, much like the boy sci-fi readers and science club nerds that are the overtly acknowledged audience for this story. Harriman has made a career of risky investments in rocket technology, repeatedly ignoring the cautious and concerned advice of his wife, and his bets have paid off - he's a wealthy CEO of a major corporation. But now that he finally has the financial wherewithal to get to the moon, he can't. The interfering nanny state with its government regulations and well-meaning doctors, say that his elderly body is too frail: he'll never survive the rigors of space travel. But Harriman's not quite dead yet, and neither is his dream....
I think I would've found this one more emotionally affecting if I'd read it when I was younger, and still desperately dreamed of going to space. I don't anymore...… (meer)